tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post1406049519001735093..comments2023-12-16T16:17:43.886+00:00Comments on Fr Ray Blake's Blog: Of your CharityFr Ray Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-18960905537041766832007-08-04T13:11:00.000+01:002007-08-04T13:11:00.000+01:00No, the thing about him having "Sir" on his confes...No, the thing about him having "Sir" on his confessional is nonsense. Oratory Fathers don't use titles and under the Rule they are required to turn down honours if they are offered them. Another baronet at the Oratory is F. Sir Charles Dilke, and his confessional just has his surname, like everyone else's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-68791636063029981572007-06-27T11:10:00.000+01:002007-06-27T11:10:00.000+01:00The photo was taken by Susan Yates, chairman of th...The photo was taken by Susan Yates, chairman of the Thurrock Local History Society. There is a longer version of the interview in the society's magazine - Panorama. On the subject of his title, I believe some people were unaware that he was a baronet and when Susan asked for "Sir Hugh Dacre Barrett-Lennard" there were blank looks until someone said "oh you mean Father Hugh".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-36642951901753789122007-06-26T12:20:00.000+01:002007-06-26T12:20:00.000+01:00The title stuff is mere straw sub specie aeternita...The title stuff is mere straw <I>sub specie aeternitatis</I>, I suppose. He sounds a good, kind priest, and a gentle man (and a gentleman) from all I've read of him.<BR/><BR/>May he rest in peace.Paulinushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764882488839589040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-82799813846093412252007-06-25T20:34:00.000+01:002007-06-25T20:34:00.000+01:00I suppose that Fr Sir Hugh is somewhat less correc...I suppose that Fr Sir Hugh is somewhat less correct (or at least less elegant) than The Revd. Sir Hugh. As Fr Ray says though, I doubt that "he minded either way".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-69310824603554297222007-06-25T19:50:00.000+01:002007-06-25T19:50:00.000+01:00Paulinus,I think it is usual for Barronets, it was...Paulinus,<BR/>I think it is usual for Barronets, it was on his confessional at the Oratory.<BR/>There is some controversary about whether it is licit for a priest to use a secular title.<BR/>Though I don't think he minded either way, most of the time. He always struck me as being a sort of "primitive" Oratorian, sharing St Philip's eccentricity, especially about dress and those type of things. His family had a certain reputation for a lack of grandeur and kind heartedness, which was there in him. A good, gentle man.Fr Ray Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-26724518721106141442007-06-25T17:09:00.000+01:002007-06-25T17:09:00.000+01:00RIP indeedIsn't "Father Sir" Hugh superfluous. I t...RIP indeed<BR/><BR/>Isn't "Father Sir" Hugh superfluous. I think priests of a certain rank were titled 'Sir' before the reformation (cf Duffy's Sir Christopher Trychay in <I>The Voices of Morebath</I><BR/><BR/>Arise, Sir Ray!!!!Paulinushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764882488839589040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-10423199435769581872007-06-23T01:24:00.000+01:002007-06-23T01:24:00.000+01:00Fr. Hugh's funerl will be at the Oratory on Tuesda...Fr. Hugh's funerl will be at the Oratory on Tuesday 3rd July at 11.00am. Please do come and pray for the repose of his soul.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-82525516890157899232007-06-22T00:17:00.000+01:002007-06-22T00:17:00.000+01:00Many thanksMany thanksFr Ray Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-47399062157505612502007-06-21T23:44:00.000+01:002007-06-21T23:44:00.000+01:00Thank you for putting that up. A good photo of him...Thank you for putting that up. A good photo of him 2 years ago, with a small article:<BR/>http://www.thurrock-community.org.uk/historysoc/fatherh.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com